Sale reports / Colorado / Brush / 2022-11-03

Brush

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, Nov 3
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090
Feeder Cattle receipts
66 head
▼ 64 vs last sale 130▼ 155 vs year ago 221 · −70.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
1,583 head
▲ 562 vs last sale 1,021▲ 909 vs year ago 674 · +134.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
128 head
▲ 68 vs last sale 60▲ 18 vs year ago 110 · +16.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Demand was moderate to good and trade activity was active. Slaughter cows traded steady while slaughter bulls traded 1.50 lower on a very light test. Feeding cows traded 1.75 to 3.25 lower and dairy heifers traded steady on a light test. The next available report will be Thursday, November 10, 2022.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $134.00/cwt on 2 head.
Average price
$134.00
2 head · 1,035 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,387
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−55.00
vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 11,035134.001,3872thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale2 hd
134.00
—
CO average6 barns · 3,539 hd
189.00
−55.00
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,88086.231,62125
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,76479.801,40893
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,42271.981,023661
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,18463.16748406
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,408108.001,5213thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,520$1,3252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,287$1,20423
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,309$99530
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,212$78811

Every lot

31 lots · USDA AMS · Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) - Brush, CO
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 11,035134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,3872
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 3832112.00/cwt112.00–112.009323
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-3955117.50/cwt117.50–117.501,1222
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,030118.18/cwt117.00–118.501,21733
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,063115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,2222
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,222117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,43014
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,15077.92/cwt71.00–82.508963
Bulls——1,92884.63/cwt76.00–89.001,63213
Bulls——2,05391.30/cwt90.00–95.001,8749
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,11784.32/cwt80.00–90.0094222
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15541.22/cwt32.50–48.0047660
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17557.35/cwt50.00–62.5067493
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,19772.15/cwt66.00–77.5086490
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20467.28/cwt63.00–73.00810141
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,36068.75/cwt60.00–72.0093512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39065.54/cwt56.00–72.50911174
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,39779.04/cwt75.00–87.001,104183
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,45148.11/cwt31.00–55.0069851
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,46176.47/cwt73.00–82.501,117241
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,76383.65/cwt80.50–92.001,47547
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,76575.86/cwt69.00–79.501,33946
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,408108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,5213
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,212788.29/head750.00–885.0078811
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2541,251.50/head1,200.00–1,275.001,25215
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,309995.05/head925.00–1,075.0099530
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,3481,114.91/head1,050.00–1,125.001,1158
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5201,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3252
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2870114.62/cwt112.50–120.0099718
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,02890.40/cwt85.00–95.0092913
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,043101.56/cwt100.00–102.501,05914
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,095126.67/cwt124.00–130.001,3872

This sale against other markets

Colorado weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Colorado auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.